THE Shia Imami Ismaili Community in Tanzania has celebrated a major milestone with the unveiling of the Fanoos, a symbolic lantern representing light, hope and unity, at the historic event held in Dar ...

Ismaili Jamatkhana — place of worship and gathering for Ismaili Muslims — in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), eastern India. (Photo by Arup1981 / CC BY-SA 3.0) Rahim Al-Hussaini, the son of Aga ...

Aga Khan, the religious leader of the Ismailis – a sect of Islam – established the Aga Khan Foundation in 1967. It has served ...

He was regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed and enjoyed near divine status as the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Nizaris, a branch of Shia Islam. Saturday's private ...

The death of Prince Karim — the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims — was announced Tuesday by the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community. His son ...

The funeral prayers of late Prince Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims ... conditions and opportunities for people in some of the poorest, most ...

It is expected that Prince Rahim will ordain an update to the Ismaili constitution and bless the community. On Saturday, Finance Minister Aurangzeb met Prince Rahim and expressed condolences on behalf ...

Lisbon (AFP) – Ismaili Muslims said a last goodbye on Saturday to their late spiritual leader, Aga Khan IV, at a private funeral ceremony in Lisbon attended by dignitaries and foreign leaders.